Dr Cowan's research interests cover most of Latin poetry, as well as much of Latin prose and Greek drama, but he specializes in Flavian epic, Republican tragedy and Roman satire. He studied Classics as an undergraduate and postgraduate at Oxford University, before holding posts at the Universities of Exeter and Bristol, and at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Dr Eleanor Cowan researches and publishes in the field of Roman history. Her particular interests include: Roman history, especially the Late Republic and Early Principate; the history of ideas and concepts; the writers of the Augustan and Tiberian periods; issues relating to democracy and the Roman Plebs and historiography (ancient and modern).

My research interests centre on the cultural history and archaeology of Punic, Roman and Late Antique North Africa. Theoretically I am particularly interested in the interrelationship (or lack of!) between archaeological and textual evidence.

Classics and Ancient History

Summary

The University of Sydney has a proud tradition of classics and Ancient History dating back to the earliest years of the University. Postgraduate students explore the Greek and Roman roots of Western civilisation and obtain a better understanding of our contemporary world.

Research Location

Program Type

Masters/PHD

Synopsis

Academic staff have a diversity of research interests including Greek cultural history; Greek rhetoric and law; Greek tragedy and society; Greek democracy; Greek religion; Roman imperial history; the Roman Republic; Latin literature of the Republican and Imperial periods; magic; the Classical tradition. Classics and Ancient History develops language and analytical skills that are applicable in a wide range of employment contexts, from law to journalism.